St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Elkins Park, Pennsylvania)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, November 2011
Location	Old York and Ashbourne Rds., Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°4′16″N 75°7′59″W
Area	3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built	1861
Architect	Cooke, Jay; Trumbauer, Horace
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP reference No.	82003800[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 22, 1982
Designated PHMC	October 01, 1992[2]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church at Old York and Ashbourne Roads in Elkins Park, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1861, and is a gray stone church in the Gothic style. The church was conceived by noted financier Jay Cooke (1821–1905), along with John W. Thomas, J.F. Peniston and William C. Houston.^[3] Its size was doubled with an expansion in 1870, and a 60-foot-tall tower added. A transept was added in 1883, and the two-story parish hall wing in 1891. Architect Horace Trumbauer (1868–1938) made some refinements to the church during the 1897 to 1924 period. The main sanctuary of the church features 13 stained glass windows from Tiffany studios.^[4]

Also on the property is the 2+1⁄2-story rectory built in 1868 and a stable. Jay Cooke Memorial hall (1906), and sexton's cottage (1923), were designed by architects Churchman & Thomas^[5] and Thomas, Martin & Kirkpatrick,^[6] respectively. (See Walter Horstmann Thomas.) Adjacent to the church is a cemetery laid out in 1879 and expanded in 1905. Located in the cemetery is the Jay Cooke mausoleum.^[7]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

Saint Paul's remains an active parish.^[8] The church's sister organization, The Friends of St. Paul's Elkins Park, hosts a popular concert series featuring music from several genres including classical, jazz, and gospel.^[9]

Gallery

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  North-west side of the church and parish house.
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  South side.
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  Jay Cooke Hall.
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  Jay Cooke's Mausoleum, behind the church.
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  Rectory.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
3. "St. Paul's Church, Cheltenham". The Church Standard: 540–541. 1899-09-02.
4. "Tiffany Windows – St. Paul's Elkins Park". www.stpaulselkinspark.org. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
5. AIA/T-Square Yearbook 1905, p. 79
6. "Sexton's Cottage". Philadelphia Real Estate Record and Builder's Guide. 37: 441. 1922-07-12.
7. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-26. Note: This includes Frederick Platt (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Paul's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
8. "St. Paul's Elkins Park". www.stpaulselkinspark.org. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
9. "Friends of St. Paul's » Concerts/Events". www.stpaulsfriends.org. Retrieved 2018-05-18.